Research Guides: Art History: Find Images

Art Image Collections

Europeana
Explore artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from across Europe.
Google Arts & Culture
The Google Cultural Institute platform is open to non-profit institutions, museums, galleries, and archives with copyright-free or copyright-cleared content that they would like to share.

Grove Art Online
After initial search, limit your findings to images by checking the filter on the left side of the screen.

The Library of Congress Digital Collections
The Library of Congress provides digital access to an extensive collections of photographs, maps, manuscripts, sound recording and more.
The New York Public Library Digital Collections
The New York Public Library offers a collection of searchable historical photographs online. Browse through their image collections, or search for a keyword.
NGA IMAGES
NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art.
Yale Digital Commons
Art, natural history, books, and maps, photos, audio, and video from Yale University's digital asset collections.
Web Gallery of Art
The Web Gallery of Art is a searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries. The site includes a database of fine arts museums, churches and a glossary of art terms.

Browse all openly accessible image and primary source collections on JSTOR.

Getty Images
Creative and editorial images and video. Use the drop down box to search for royalty-free images.
Associated Press Images
AP Images is a large collection of historical and contemporary news and lifestyle photos. Some content is restricted but can be searched by keyword, though not printed.
Magnum Photos
An extensive collection of online photographs produced by the photography cooperative Magnum Photos. In Advanced Search limit by year and image type and search for your topic.